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Putin: Right to recognise Donbas republics same as how Kosovo got recognition Author:KoSSev 2 minutes _____ Russia had the right to recognise the republics in Donbas according to the United Nations Charter, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg on Friday, arguing that the unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence is an example of a precedent for this. „When Kosovo declared independence, the International Court of Justice, under pressure from Western countries, ruled that according to the UN Charter, when a country declares independence, there is no need to seek permission from the central government,“ Putin said, according to Kossev. “This means that the republics of Donbas did not have to ask Kyiv for permission,” he added. Confirming that the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics had declared their independence, Putin pointed out that Russia had the right to recognize them as such. Putin argued that Western countries have started large-scale wars and gave the examples of Libya which he said "is unable to regain its statehood", while Iraq is "practically devastated", and the war in Afghanistan lasted for "decades". "But the thing is that such situations developed the way they wanted, not the way they should. In many cases, for example in Yugoslavia - the country was torn apart. After our country ceased to exist, new countries emerged, as well as new interests, there were a lot of internal contradictions and they encouraged them. Then they started to tear Kosovo away from Serbia. It is also not clear why,” Putin said. -- http:www.antic.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SERBIAN NEWS NETWORK" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/senet/032101d883b4%24804be8c0%2480e3ba40%24%40gmail.com.
